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Library Science at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

If you are interested in studying library science, you may want to check out the program at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students received their master's degree in library science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Library Science section at the bottom of this page.

IUPUI Library Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at IUPUI

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

IUPUI does offer online education options in library science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

IUPUI Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at IUPUI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library science majors at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

IUPUI Library Science Master’s Program

87% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The library science program at IUPUI awarded 89 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from IUPUI, 91% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in library science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 81
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Library Science

Library Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 94

Careers That Library Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in library science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Managers 7,290 $71,560
Librarians 2,390 $47,870
Library Technicians 2,050 $26,560
Archivists 110 $40,920
Library Science Professors 70 $77,420

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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